Natalia Vodianova was born in Gorky (Nizhni Novgorod), Russia.
Vodianova enrolled in a modeling academy and caught the eye of a scouting agent from Paris.
She moved to Paris at age 17.
She headlined the Yves Saint Laurent show.
Gucci made her the face for their perfume line.
Appeared in Roman Coppola's film "CQ".
Vodianova has done campaigns for Louis Vuitton, L'Oreal, Marc Jacobs, Miss Sixty, Pepe Jeans, and Calvin Klein's collection and his fragrance, "Euphoria".
In July 2007, Vodianova was featured the cover of American Vogue as the solo subject.
Vodianova is also a dedicated philanthropist, an achievement that was honored in the March 2007 issue of US Vogue.